The Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1, also known as the St. Johns Railroad Bridge or the Willamette Draw, is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The BNSF Railway owns the bridge, and the 5.1 denotes the rail mileage from Portland's Union Station. The bridge consists of five sections, with the two sections closest to the bank fixed. The center section is a movable lift span. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2164x815, 501 KB) The Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5. ... The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). ... Categories: Stub | Bridges | Vertical lift bridges ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ... The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). ... Union Station is a train station near the west shore of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon,in Old Town. ...

The first bridge was built by Northern Pacific Railroad in 1908 with the middle section being the longest swing span bridge in the world. This movable middle section was replaced by a vertical lift span that was completed in 1989 at a cost of $38 million. This 516 ft. long lift span is the fourth highest in the world, providing vertical clearance of 200 ft. Northern Pacific Railway Categories: Stub | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Idaho railroads | Minnesota railroads | Montana railroads | North Dakota railroads | Oregon railroads | Washington railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A swing bridge is a bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books

Wood, Sharon. The Portland Bridge Book. Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 2001. ISBN 0-87595-211-9.

Crossings of the Willamette River
Upstream Fremont Bridge	Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 BNSF Railway	Downstream St. Johns Bridge